Word: giro
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...certain to improve his standing on the Continent. Also, Armstrong might get some real challenges on the road this year. Jan Ullrich, the German 1997 champion and four-time runner-up who missed last year's Tour because of a knee injury, remains a threat. And this year's Giro d'Italia winner, Italian Gilberto Simoni, who sat out the last Tour because of a drug suspension that was later overturned, promises to be another contender. "[Armstrong] has always had an easy ride to Paris because he's never faced real climbers," said Simoni...
...targeting the ship or its sailors. We just consider this a dirty sponsor for such a beautiful sport." He promises further protests when Le D?fi leaves France and on its arrival in Auckland in September. Just wait until the racing starts. CYCLING Downhill Race While the Giro d'Italia came to a sprint finish in Milan on Sunday there was one thing the race still couldn't seem to shake: the annual drug scandal. Although not on the same scale as last year, when 200 police raided the cyclists' hotel rooms seizing large quantities of medicines, it doesn't bode...